Here are the 10 fact checks that have most captivated — or angered — readers so far in 2022.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Enfamil Is NOT Harming, Killing Babies During 2022 Formula Shortage
Is Enfamil, an infant formula brand, harming and killing babies during the U.S. baby formula shortage of 2022? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Enfamil poses such a threat to babies. Although there was a widespread baby form
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Flight Attendant Vaccine Mandate Did NOT Lead To Staffing Shortages, Widespread Flight Delays In June 2022
Did the now-suspended COVID vaccine mandate for flight attendants cause a shortage in staffing that was to blame for widespread June 2022 flight delays? No, that's not true: None of the airlines that responded to inquiries by Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Picture Of A Crying Girl Does NOT Show The Consequences Of Russia’s 2022 Invasion Of Ukraine
Does a picture of a grieving girl hugging a tombstone stem from the 2022 Russia-Ukraine conflict? No, that's not true. The photograph first appeared on a Georgian-language website in January 2019. The original image contained a Georgian-l
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Photo from 2015 wrongly described as showing aftermath of Greta Thunberg speech in 2022
Photo shows a trashed venue in Glastonbury after climate activist Greta Thunberg spoke there.
Logically→ People carrying or waving the Pride flag at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar will be arrested.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joe Biden Did NOT Resign The Presidency Before June 28, 2022
Had Joe Biden resigned the presidency as of June 28, 2022? No, that's not true. There was no such announcement from the White House, nor any reporting from credible outlets. The claim appeared in a Facebook video posted June 27, 2022 unde
Truth or Fiction?→ Democrats Singing ‘God Bless America’ on June 24 2022
On June 24 2022, the Supreme Court overturned the landmark decision preserving abortion rights, Roe v. Wade; as protests began to take shape in Washington, DC, a video of Democrats purportedly singing “God Bless America” at the Capitol spre
Logically→ A widely shared video shows thousands of dead sheep in Idaho days after the Kansas cattle deaths in June 2022.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Air Force F-35s Did NOT Carry Out Air Raid In Black Sea Destroying Russian Forces In June 2022
Did U.S. Air Force F-35s carry out an air raid in the Black Sea destroying Russian forces in June 2022? No, that's not true: The United States, while offering billions of dollars in military aid, equipment and training to Ukrainian forces
Logically→ Gas prices at a 7-Eleven store reached $7.11 in June 2022.
An old photo displaying a "test price" to mark the opening of a new 7-Eleven store does not reflect the actual gas price.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Danish Navy Did NOT Open Fire As Russian Warships Entered Territorial Waters On June 17, 2022
Did the Danish navy open fire as Russian warships entered territorial waters on June 17, 2022? No, that's not true: According to a statement from Denmark's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the situation was handled diplomatically, not milita
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Show Russian Plane Crashing Due To Missile In June 2022
Did a Russian airplane get hit with a missile, killing 50 people, in 2022? No, that's not true: A fatal plane incident happened on May 6, 2019, before the 2022 Russian-Ukrainian war. Forty-one people died as a passenger plane crash-landed
Truth or Fiction?→ Gas Boycott July 3 to 5 2022
On June 19 2022 a Facebook user posted a concise status update, encouraging others to participate in a June 3 to 5 2022 gas boycott; it read: Do NOT Buy gas July 3-5!! Do NOT Buy gas July 3-5!! Do NOT Buy gas July 3-5!! As of June 22 2022, the post rac
Snopes→ Did Hundreds of Sheep Mysteriously Die in June 2022?
A viral video supposedly showing such an incident was shot in 2021, not 2022; in the country of Georgia, not the United States, and the cause of these deaths was not a mystery.
Logically→ Indian military service men attested after January 1, 2019, who are below the rank of Naik on July 1, 2022, will have to undergo fresh selection under the Agnipath scheme.
Logically→ A video shows an explosion that occurred at the Azot plant in Severodonetsk, Ukraine, in 2022.
An old video from a 2014 explosion in Donetsk, a city in eastern Ukraine, has been falsely shared as a recent explosion in Severodonetsk, Ukraine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Question About Cause of Cattle Deaths In June 2022 Kansas Heat Wave
Do Kansas ranchers have no idea what might have killed hundreds or thousands of cattle during an extreme heat wave and believe their feed or water was poisoned? No, that's not true: The cause of death is not a mystery to the people in the
Logically→ A video shows a shooting inside a medical building in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on June 1, 2022.
The video making rounds on social media was filmed in 2019 and is unrelated to the recent shooting in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Trump Extradition ‘Already In Motion’ As Of June 13, 2022 — It’s A Spoof
Was an extradition of former President Donald Trump "already in motion" as of June 13, 2022? No, that's not true: That claim is a satirical take on one of the first documented posts from "Q," the mysterious figure that sparked the QAnon m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DUI Charges Against Paul Pelosi NOT Dropped As Of June 13, 2022
Have the DUI charges against Paul Pelosi, husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, been dropped? No, that's not true: The Napa County district attorney's office was working on charges stemming from Paul Pelosi's DUI arrest in Napa County, C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Prince Charles Is NOT King And Harry And Meghan Are NOT Permanently Banned From UK In June 2022
Were Prince Harry and Meghan Markle permanently banned from the United Kingdom since Charles became king? No, that's not true: Charles, the Prince of Wales and first in line to the throne, was not king as of June 13, 2022. Queen Elizabeth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 2022 NOT A Record Year For Inflation In US – It’s Been Higher A Dozen Other Times
Did the U.S. inflation rate hit an all-time high in 2022? No, that's not true: While inflation, as measured by the U.S. Consumer Price Index (CPI), is at a high level of 8.0 percent in June 2022, a dozen other years have had higher inflat
AllSides→ Fact Check: No, the USDA Is Not Predicting a Dozen Eggs Will Cost $12 by Fall 2022
https://checkyourfact.com/2022/06/09/fact-check-usda-eggs-prediction/ A post shared on Facebook claim
Logically→ ASI Swaran Singh was murdered in Jalandhar, Punjab, on May 30, 2022.
Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Swaran Singh shot himself with a service revolver in Jalandhar, Punjab. He was not murdered.
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Snopes COO Vinny Green is sounding off with a one-of-kind opportunity to take our fact-checking mission even further.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: USDA Is NOT Predicting Egg Prices Will Be $12/Dozen By Fall 2022
Is the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) predicting that egg prices will be $12 per dozen by fall 2022? No, that's not true: Although prices are expected to rise in 2022, the expected cost of a dozen eggs is nowhere near $12. The clai
Logically→ The video shows Argentine fans gathered outside Wembley Stadium in London ahead of a match final on June 1, 2022.
This video has been misattributed. It was taken in 2019 when former Argentine President Mauricio Macri held a rally in Buenos Aires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Students Did NOT ‘Serve Lawsuit’ At Virginia School Board Meeting On February 8, 2022
Does a video show students serving a lawsuit at a Virginia school board meeting? No, that's not true: Although students did present a so-called "affidavit" disputing the Loudoun County Public Schools mask mandate to the Loudoun County Sch
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $8.88 Gas Is NOT Being Sold By Murphy USA In Jasper, Alabama, In Early June 2022
Was gasoline costing $8.88 a gallon at a Murphy USA gas station in Jasper, Alabama, in early June 2022? No, that's not true: A representative for Murphy USA emailed Lead Stories to say that the Jasper location was not open for business wh
Snopes→ Did USDA Predict Eggs Will Cost $12 Per Dozen in Fall 2022?
We're not sure if this rumor originated with bad math or bad faith.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Arson In Minnesota Egg Farm Fire On May 28, 2022 — Investigation Closed, Cause Undetermined
Did someone "torch" one of the largest egg factories in the United States on May 28, 2022? And is this incident connected to an "outbreak" of fires at similar facilities across the country in the past six months? No, those rumors are not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Resign, Trump Is NOT New President As Of June 7, 2022
Did President Joe Biden resign, with former President Donald Trump becoming the new president as of June 7, 2022? No, that's not true: Biden remained president, and the page making the claim that Trump was reinstated is likely part of a s
Snopes→ Was U.S. Average Gas Price in June 2022 the Highest It’s Ever Been?
The per gallon average reached $4.96, with California drivers paying the most.
Logically→ Oak Park and River Forest High School in Illinois plans to implement a race-based grading system for the 2022-23 school year.
The Oak Park and River Forest High School confirmed that the reports of implementing a race-based grading policy in its school for 2022-23 are fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dominion Machine ‘Manipulation’ Was NOT Responsible For 2022 Primary Election Problems In DeKalb County, Georgia — It Was Computer Programming Error By State
Was Dominion voting machine "manipulation" responsible for 2022 primary election problems In DeKalb County, Georgia? No, that's not true: The Georgia secretary of state's office says it was a mistake in programming the machines for a sing
Logically→ Gunshots were fired at the Barclays Center in New York City on May 29, 2022.
New York City Police confirmed that the crowd gathered in Barclays Center in Brooklyn mistook a sound disturbance for an active shooting.
Truth or Fiction?→ Food Processing Plant Fires in 2022, Explained
A June 4 2022 tweet about the latest in a purported string of food processing plant fires (or “food factory” fires) built on other, similar narratives in order to go viral: The tweet addressed others who might be “not paying attention
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Destroyed Russian Landing Craft In June 2022 — It’s Civilian Vessel Hit in February 2022
Does a photograph in a June 2022 news story show a destroyed Russian landing craft? No, that's not true: The photo shows a vessel that was hit by a missile off the coast of Ukraine back in February 2022. The photograph appeared in a YouTu